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Ballston Spa minds on an Odyssey

Published 5:51 pm, Saturday, April 23, 2016

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Ballston Spa High School's Odyssey of the Mind team recently placed second in its division in state competition, qualifying it to advance to the world competition in Ames, Iowa, from May 25 to 29.
"(The competition) has helped me to make decisions in a short amount of time, how to harness my creativity, and ultimately how to lead a team," senior Kelsey Alois said. "Being one of the older people of the team and one of the originals I have gotten to see the team grow in amazing ways, and watch our maturity and creativity develop."
This is senior Taylor McLain's sixth year of Odyssey of the Mind. "This doesn?t feel like a team to me, it feels like a family," McLain said.
Eighth-grader Abby Burke, whose seventh-grade sister Alaina, is also heading to Iowa, said she credits the program for developing her creativity over the years. "We always have something to talk about and a story to tell," she said.
Other team members are sophomore Sarah Panariello and eighth-grader Sarah Helly. Coaches are Patty McLain and Danielle Thorne.
The team has set up a gofundme account at https://www.gofundme.com/gryshk3g and plans other events including a bottle drive and teacher dodgeball tournament to help them raise about $14,000 for the trip. less

Ballston Spa High School's Odyssey of the Mind team recently placed second in its division in state competition, qualifying it to advance to the world competition in Ames, Iowa, from May 25 to 29.
"(The ... more

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Ballston Spa High School's Odyssey of the Mind team recently placed second in its division in state competition, qualifying it to advance to the world competition in Ames, Iowa, from May 25 to 29.
"(The competition) has helped me to make decisions in a short amount of time, how to harness my creativity, and ultimately how to lead a team," senior Kelsey Alois said. "Being one of the older people of the team and one of the originals I have gotten to see the team grow in amazing ways, and watch our maturity and creativity develop."
This is senior Taylor McLain's sixth year of Odyssey of the Mind. "This doesn?t feel like a team to me, it feels like a family," McLain said.
Eighth-grader Abby Burke, whose seventh-grade sister Alaina, is also heading to Iowa, said she credits the program for developing her creativity over the years. "We always have something to talk about and a story to tell," she said.
Other team members are sophomore Sarah Panariello and eighth-grader Sarah Helly. Coaches are Patty McLain and Danielle Thorne.
The team has set up a gofundme account at https://www.gofundme.com/gryshk3g and plans other events including a bottle drive and teacher dodgeball tournament to help them raise about $14,000 for the trip. less

Ballston Spa High School's Odyssey of the Mind team recently placed second in its division in state competition, qualifying it to advance to the world competition in Ames, Iowa, from May 25 to 29.
"(The ... more

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Ballston Spa High School's Odyssey of the Mind team recently placed second in its division in state competition, qualifying it to advance to the world competition in Ames, Iowa, from May 25 to 29.

"(The competition) has helped me to make decisions in a short amount of time, how to harness my creativity, and ultimately how to lead a team," senior Kelsey Alois said. "Being one of the older people of the team and one of the originals I have gotten to see the team grow in amazing ways, and watch our maturity and creativity develop."

This is senior Taylor McLain's sixth year of Odyssey of the Mind. "This doesn't feel like a team to me, it feels like a family," McLain said.

Eighth-grader Abby Burke, whose seventh-grade sister Alaina, is also heading to Iowa, said she credits the program for developing her creativity over the years. "We always have something to talk about and a story to tell," she said.

The team has set up a gofundme account at https://www.gofundme.com/gryshk3g and plans other events including a bottle drive and teacher dodgeball tournament to help them raise about $14,000 for the trip.